The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-26

nearing OF some reports on pctltlOns,
and the reference Of a few bills.
Bills passed to incorporate the viii
lage of Eagle, Clinton county; JOINT
resolution authorizing the Governor TO
issue a patent to Francis Howell for a
certain parcel Of primary school land;
a concurrent resolution providing for
the purchase of piano for the Execu-
tive parlor. Mr.. Oyiate's bill 10 pro-
vide for the death penalty in certain
cases of murder and rape, had pre-
yiously been made the special order,
and was considered in committee of
the whole A substitute was offered,
making the death penalty discretion
airy with the jury. Mr.. Bates offered
an amendment providing that persons
convicted of murder in the first degree
should suffer the death penalty. Both
substitute and amendment were reject
ed. Mr.. Snow, moved To strike out all
after the enacting clause, when the dis
cussion became very earnest and con-
tinued in the afternoon and through
an evening session. Statistics and
Scripture quotations figured largely in
the debates on both sides. At . p. m.
the motion TO strike all after the en-
acting clause failed, and the bin was
laid upon the table, and the committee
rose
STATE ITEMS.
"A gas well will shortly be bored at
jackson.
Ann A rbor will hold three days
cattle fair in May.
"A woman's relief corps has been
organized at Holly.
Two Ionia citizens started TO walk
to Florida on a wager of 500.
"A ST. Andrews society win short
ly be organized at Battle Creek.
"A shayers' union is being organ
lied by the BARRIERS of MGskegon.
The people of Salt River want the
name of their town changed to Shep-
herd.
East Saginaw contemplates con-
Meeting her public schools by tele-
phone.
Work has been commenced on the
Battle Creek water-system improve
ments.
1t IS rumored that Congressman
Carleton will return 20 mercantile life
at Port Huron.
"A stock company has been organ
lied at Benton Harbor 10 build $25,-
900 Touring. mill.
-Epizootic is finding many victims
among the horses in the lumber woods
of the upper part of the lower PENN
sula.
"A firm at Grindstone City, Hud-
son county, recently shipped sixty
thousand scythe- stones to Naples,
Italy.
Spring Lake is considering the adj
visibility of leyying a per cent. tax
to induce manufacturers to locate
there.
The taxes collected from the sa-
looms in Sturgis pay all the village ex-
penses-near $1,000 Grand Rapids
Eagle.
"A movement is on foot at st. Ig-
mace, TO organize company of twenty
families to go to Oregon next fall to
locate.
oil has been found floating OF
Black Creek. and a movement is on
foot among Jasper people to bore an
oil well there.
Melvin N, the only son OF the
late Lieutenant Colonel Brewer, OF
Lapeer, was frozen TO death in Mon
tana last month. He was p years
old.
The Old Soldiers Association, o.
! Kent county, has let contract for {
monument TO be placed over the grave
of Xix Robinson, the pioneer of thu
county.
The Episcopal Church, Of Mar
quette, has engaged Professor Cramer
OF Chicago, at $3.50 per annum, &
organize and run boy choir. -Kaia
mazoo Telegraph
The city Of Kalamazoo has sue'
the street railway company of tina
place TO recover 81, 500 for paving be
tween the rails OF the street car tract
on south Burdick street
The "kirmess" which is TO com
of in Ann Arbor in the near futur
will be grand affair If present indica
tons are not misleading The dance
of all the principal countries In th
world are nightly being practiced.
The lighthouse board has sent on
notices that on the opening Of aayiga